2015 Event Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., reaches a new snowfall record of 108.6 inches and may receive even more snow this season; the city's previous record of 107.6 inches was set in the winter of 1995-1996 2015 Event Snowstorms continue to hit Boston, Massachusetts, bringing the city's snowfall this season to 102 inches to date; the city's highest snowfall occurred in the winter of 1995 with 107.6 inches 2014 Event A 219-year-old time capsule is being excavated from beneath the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House in Boston; the capsule, first found in 1855 and reburied, is likely the oldest in the U.S. 2013 Event Muslim terrorists set off two explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing 3, injuring 183 people, and at least 15 requiring amputations 2012 Event U.S. voters in the state of Massachusetts approve a referendum legalizing the use of medical marijuana; Colorado and Washington approve the legalization of recreational use of the drug 2012 Event The U-550, a sunken German U-Boat, is discovered off the cost of Massachusetts 2011 Event The first full face transplant is performed by surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts 2007 Death Matt Nagle, dies in Massachusetts, of a blood infection, at 27 1997 Event Louise Woodward's trial begins in Massachusetts, Nanny murder trial 1997 Death Paul Tsongas, Massachusetts senator, dies at 55 1996 Birthday Matthew Eappen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, baby murdered by nanny Louise Woodward 1992 Death Stephen Albert, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto', killed in an automobile accident in Cape Cod, Massachusetts 1992 Event Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy marries Victoria Reggie (38) 1989 Event Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day" 1988 Event Barbara C Harris of Massachusetts, elected 1st woman Episcopal bishop 1982 Birthday Lil' Dave, Davis Shelton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1981 Event -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Chester, Massachusetts (state record) 1980 Birthday Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey 1979 Birthday Matt Nagle, born in Massachusetts, quadriplegic, first to use brain-computer interface to control movement 1979 Birthday Jessica Gregory, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1997 1978 Birthday Maria Menounos, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996 1977 Birthday Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ 1976 Birthday Vanessa Kerry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, medical resident, daughter of John Kerry, campaigned with her father in the 2004 Presidential election 1976 Event Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when ship ran aground 1976 Birthday Alicia Witt, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, born Alicia Roanne Witt, film, stage and television actress, singer, played role of Cybill Shepherd's character in sitcom Cybill, 1995 - 1998 1975 Event 107 degrees F (42 degrees C) at Chester/New Bedford, Massachusetts (state record) 1975 Birthday Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1975 Birthday Shannon Kavanaugh, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, Ivory Soul 1974 Birthday Nelson Vargas, born in Holoyoke, Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Josh[ua] Crosby, born in Manchester, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Jim Carey, Dorchester, Massachusetts, NHL goalie for the Washington Capitals 1974 Birthday Marcia Turner, Cambridge Massachusetts, Miss America, Mass-Top 10-1996 1974 Birthday Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Rebecca Lobo, Massachusetts, WNBA center, 1996 Olympics gold, New York Liberty 1973 Birthday Whitney Post, born in Wayland, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Tracy Noonan, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, soccer goalkeeper 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Jim Campbell, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1973 Birthday Jenny Thompson, Danvers Massachusetts, 400m freestyle, Olympics gold 92, 96 1972 Birthday Erika de Lone, born in Boston, Massachusetts, tennis star, 1996 Futures-Wilmington DE 1972 Birthday Danny Ponce, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, actor, Willie-Valerie/Hogan Family 1972 Birthday John Lilley, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday Lori Flick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Miss America-Massachusetts 1997 1972 Birthday Jonathan Edwards, born in Boston, Massachusetts, doubles luger 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA 1972 Birthday Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl' 1972 Birthday Sara Simmons, Belmont Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Erin Warren, Winchester Massachusetts, luger 1994 Olympics 1971 Birthday John Francis Zingg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys 1971 Birthday Edward "Ted" Murphy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rower, Olympics-5th-1996 1971 Birthday Jair Lynch, Amherst Massachusetts, gymnast, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Birthday Amy Poehler, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' 2001 - 2008, appeared in films, 'Bay Mama', 'Mean Girls' 1971 Birthday Ted Drury, born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1971 Birthday Scott Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, 1996 World Mens' Champion 1971 Birthday Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ 1971 Birthday Scott Grimes, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actor, Together We Stand 1971 Birthday Mark Wahlberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, rapper, known as 'Marky Mark', starred in film, 'Invincible', 'We Own the Night', 'The Lovely Bones' 1971 Birthday Peter Schwab, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Tyler Hamilton, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Jeff Juden, Salem, Massachusetts, baseball pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants 1970 Birthday Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers 1970 Birthday James Pedro, Danvers Massachusetts, lightweight judoka, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1970 Birthday Matt Damon, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actor, writer, Academy-Award winner for 'Good Will Hunting', starred in 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Bourne' films 1970 Birthday Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA 1970 Birthday David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Jordan Nathaniel M Knight, Massachusetts, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough 1970 Birthday Ted Crowley, Concord Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Uma Thurman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction 1970 Birthday Joe Vitiello, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Birthday Jason B. Gailes, born in Taunton Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics silver 1970 Birthday Jacquelyn Doucette, Miss Massachusetts USA, 1996 1970 Birthday Mark Wohlers, Holyoke, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1970 Birthday Jeremy Roenick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, NHL center, Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes 1969 Birthday Dahlia Salem, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sofia Carlino-Another World 1969 Death Joseph P. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Massachusetts, at 81 1969 Birthday Peter Breen, Brockton Massachusetts, dance skater 1969 Birthday Mark Sweeney, Framington Massachusetts, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Birthday Nancy Ann Kerrigan, Woburn Massachusetts, figure skater, Olympics-silver-1994 1969 Birthday Matthew Perry, born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, actor, known for role of Chandler Bing on television sitcom, 'Friends' 1969 Birthday Scott DeFreitas, Newton Massachusetts, actor, Andy Dixon-As the World Turns 1969 Birthday Edward Norton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, appeared in films, 'Primal Fear', 'Rounder', 'Fight Club', 'Red Dragon', 'The Illusionist' 1969 Birthday Becky Delos Santos, born in Boston, Massachusetts, playmate, April, 1994 1969 Birthday Garth Snow, born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey goalie, Olympics-1994, Flyers 1969 Birthday Jamie Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, singer, record producer, appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210, the Heights, song, 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' hit number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 1969 Birthday Kristina Farrar Stookey, born in Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts, 470 yachter, 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Frank McCormack, Leicester Massachusetts, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Tim Wiley, Lexington Massachusetts, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Paige Turco, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Melanie-Guiding Light 1969 Birthday Shawn McEachern, Waltham, Massachusetts, NHL forward, Boston Bruins, Senators 1969 Birthday Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel 1968 Birthday Jonathan Raleigh Knight, Massachusetts, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough 1968 Birthday Ken Johnson, Quincy Massachusetts, 3x40 rifle 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Mike Trombley, Springfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Birthday Scott Wolf, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Broken Arrow, Party of 5 1968 Birthday Jeff Bagwell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, infielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Anthony Michael Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, SNL, Breakfast Club 1968 Birthday Paula Cole, born in Rockport, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, Grammy-Award winning single, 'Where Have All the Cowboys Gone' 1968 Birthday Jeff Lazaro, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1968 Birthday Connie Britton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nikki-Spin City 1968 Event Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Massachusetts, opens 1968 Birthday David Chokachi, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, actor, known for roles in television series Baywatch, Witchblade, Beyond the Break 1968 Birthday Traci Bingham, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actress, model, appeared on television series, 'Baywatch' 1967 Birthday Gary Disarcina, Maiden, Massachusetts, infielder for the California Angels 1967 Birthday Mark Johnson, Worcester, Massachusetts, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Birthday Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees 1967 Birthday Ricky Bell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1967 Birthday Matt Leblanc, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Joey-Friends 1967 Birthday Turk Wendell, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1967 Birthday Pam[ela] Bustin, born in Somerset, Massachusetts, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Eric Flaim, Pembroke Massachusetts, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1966 Birthday Stephanie D Wilson, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut 1966 Birthday Tom Glavine, born in Concord, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991 1966 Birthday Ellen Minzner, born in Lawrence Massachusetts, rower in 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Wendy Fletcher, born in Boston, Massachusetts, WPVA volleyballer, National-5th-1993 1966 Birthday Marissa Laakso, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Miss Mass-America 1991 1966 Birthday John Velyvis, born in North Adams, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Michelle Dobek, Holyoke, Massachusetts, golfer, 1995 GHP Heartland Classic-45th 1965 Birthday Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1965 Birthday Paul Sorrento, Somerville, Massachusetts, infielder for the Seattle Mariners 1965 Birthday Illeana Douglas, born in Massachusetts, actress, Picture Perfect, To Die For, Hacks 1965 Birthday Adrian Pasdar, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, actor, C Oliver Resor-Feds, Top Gun 1965 Birthday Frank Black, born in Boston, Massachusetts, guitarist, singer, songwriter, albums include, 'Bossanova', 'Trompe le Monde', released two albums with band, Pixies 1965 Birthday Caitlin Bilodeaux, born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. fencer 1992 Olympics 1964 Birthday Peter Laviolette, Norwood Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Marcia Pankratz, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, field hockey forward, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday John Sununu, born in Boston, Massachusetts, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 2003 - 2009, sits on Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP 1964 Birthday Kristian Alfonso, born in Brockton, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Lives, Falcon Crest 1964 Birthday Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open 1964 Birthday Trent Bushey, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, actor, David Rampal-All My Children 1964 Event Rolling Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts 1964 Birthday William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open 1963 Birthday Justine Greiner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, playmate, February, 1984 1963 Birthday Steve Carell, born in Concord, Massachusetts, actor, comedian, producer, known as Michael Scott on 'The Office' television show, films include, 'Evan Almighty' 1963 Birthday Paul Geary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, heavy metal drummer, Extreme-More Than Words 1963 Birthday Edward Tsang Lu, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-84 1963 Birthday Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night 1963 Birthday Meg Mallon, born in Natick, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1991 U.S. Women's Open 1963 Birthday Jasmine Guy, born in Boston Massachusetts, actress, Whitley-Different World 1963 Birthday Barb[ara] Marois, Auburn Massachusetts, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday John Dye, Amory Massachusetts, actor, Andrew-Touched by an Angel 1963 Birthday Michelle Bell, Melrose, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 Mass School Girls Champ 1962 Event Edward W Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts 1961 Birthday Greg Gagne, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1961 Birthday Jim Corsi, Newtonville, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1960 Birthday Tommy Masters, Framingham, Massachusetts, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Carolina-50th 1960 Birthday Greg Derr, Marshfield Massachusetts, free pistol 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday Terry Nihen, born in Concord, Massachusetts, playmate, December, 1983 1960 Birthday Tim Mayotte, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver 1960 Birthday Christopher J "Gus" Loria, Newton, Massachusetts, Major USMC/astronaut 1960 Birthday Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship 1959 Event 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts 1959 Birthday Kate Collins, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Natalie Hunter-All My Children 1958 Birthday Susan Scannell, Lexington Massachusetts, actress, Nicole-Dynasty 1958 Birthday Karen Lende O'Connor, born in Concord, Massachusetts, equestrian 3-day, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1957 Birthday Richard M Linnehan, Lowell Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-78, sk: 90 1957 Birthday Dennis Leary, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, actor, writer, director, comedian, co-creator of Rescue Me television show, known for sharp comedic style and chain smoking 1957 Birthday Denis Leary, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, actor, writer, comedian, co-creator of 'Rescue Me' television show 1957 Birthday Jim Craig, born in North Easton, Massachusetts, hockey goalie, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1957 Birthday Hillary Bailey Smith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nora-One Life to Live 1956 Birthday Mark Daniel Gearan, born in Gardner, Massachusetts, campaign manager, Al Gore 1956 Birthday Ned Rothenberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, plays woodwind instruments, extended techniques include playing chords on saxophone 1956 Event 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott Massachusetts 1956 Birthday Geena Davis, born in Wareham, Massachusetts, actress, film producer, appeared in 'The Accidental Tourist', 'Thelma and Louise', 'A League of Their Own' 1955 Birthday Bill Buttner, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th 1955 Birthday Yo-Yo, Massachusetts, Paris, France, world famous Chinese cellist 1955 Birthday Nina Blackwood, Massachusetts, actress/VJ, MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad 1955 Birthday Butch Johnson, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, archer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2000 Olympics 1955 Event 46.1 cm rainfall at Westfield, Massachusetts (state record) 1955 Birthday Charles J Precourt, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-55, 71, 84, sk:91 1955 Birthday Mark Herndon, Springfield, Massachusetts, country drummer, Alabama-Take Me Down 1955 Birthday Penn Jillette, born in Massachusetts, magician, Penn and Teller-Penn and Teller are Dead 1954 Birthday Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Massachusetts, jockey player, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1954 Birthday Angelo Kimball, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Face To Face 1954 Event 1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Massachusetts 1953 Birthday David Morse, Beverly Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves 1953 Birthday Kent Bostick, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, pursuit cyclist, Olympics-84, 96 1953 Event 1st color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Massachusetts 1953 Birthday Eric Bogosian, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, actor, Talk Radio 1952 Birthday John Lynch, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, politician, Democrat, 90th Governor of New Hampshire, second most popular Governor in the nation 1952 Birthday Joseph P. Kennedy II, born in Brighton, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1987 - 1999 1952 Birthday Bob Goodlatte, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, politician, Republican party, U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district 1952 Birthday Eddie Mekka, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, actor, Carmine-Laverne and Shirley 1952 Birthday Brad Whitford, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun 1951 Birthday Johnny Contardo, born in Boston, Massachusetts, lead singer for Sha Na Na, appeared in hit musical Grease as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers 1951 Birthday Barry Doudreau, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Boston 1951 Birthday Brad Delp, born in Massachusetts, musician, rock, hard rock, lead vocalist for rock band 'Boston' 1951 Birthday Anne Twomey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Secret, Deadly Friend, Imagemaker 1951 Birthday Pat Bradley, born in Westford, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 U.S. Women's Open 1951 Birthday Kurt Russell, born in Springfeild, Massachusetts, actor, Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons 1950 Birthday Louise Duart, Quincy, Massachusetts, comedienne, Paramount Comedy Theater # 5 1950 Birthday Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way 1950 Birthday Erik Braunn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1950 Birthday Billy Squier, Massachusetts, heavy metal guitarist, Don't Say No 1950 Birthday Ann Jillian, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress, Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here 1949 Birthday Sib Hashian, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock drummer, Boston 1949 Birthday Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 Birthday Albert Sacco, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, PhD/astronaut, STS-73 1949 Birthday Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-37, 47, 59, 79 1949 Birthday David Robinson, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, drummer, musician, played with various rock bands including The Cars, The Modern Lovers and DMZ 1949 Birthday Fran Sheehan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Birthday Richard E. Neal, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1989 - 1948 Event 1st U.S. house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Massachusetts) 1948 Birthday Barry Gordon, Brookline Massachusetts, actor, Gary-Archie Bunker's Place 1948 Birthday Stephen Schnetzer, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Cass Winthrop-Another World 1948 Birthday Richard Alan Litchfield, born in Massachusetts, bank robber, FBI most wanted 1948 Birthday James Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, vocalist and guitarist, Up on the Roof 1947 Birthday Alan Rachins, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Douglas-LA Law 1947 Birthday Jane Curtin, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actress, SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate and Allie 1947 Birthday Peter DeFazio, born in Needham, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Oregon 1987 1947 Birthday Tom Sullivan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, blind actor, If You Could See What I Hear 1947 Birthday Donna Loren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer and actress, Beach Blanket Bingo 1947 Birthday Jim Nollman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Tufts University, composer, musical theater, conceptual artist, environmental activist, recorded interspecies music with wolves, whales, dolphins, deer, elk, desert rats 1946 Birthday Ed Markey, born in Malden, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1976 - 1946 Birthday Bill Danoff, Springfield Massachusetts, vocalist, Starland Vocal Band 1946 Birthday Brian J. Donnelly, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1979 - 1993 1945 Birthday Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1945 Birthday Paul Monette, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, writer, wrote, 'Becoming a Man', wrote about gay relationships, taught writing, Milton Academy 1945 Birthday Tony Conigliaro, Massachusetts, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1944 Birthday Carol Cole, West Medford Massachusetts, actress, Ellie-Grady 1944 Birthday Warren Entner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist and guitarist, Grass Roots 1943 Birthday Noreen Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Kelly-Bachelor Father 1943 Birthday Tison Street, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, violinist, contemporary classical music, winner, Guggenheim Fellowship 1943 Birthday Ronald Hunter, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Lazarus Syndrome 1942 Event Massachusetts issues 1st U.S. vehicular license plate tabs 1942 Birthday Norman Greenbaum, Massachusetts, folk singer, Spirit in the Sky 1942 Birthday Victor H. Fazio, born in Winchester, Massachusetts, Representative-D-California 1979 - 1999 1942 Birthday Donna Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Man Without a Star 1942 Birthday Madeline Kahn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety 1942 Birthday Stephen Jo Bladd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1942 Birthday Daniel Dennett, born in Boston, Massachusetts, philosopher, atheist, focus of study includes philosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, relative to cognitive science and evolutionary biology 1942 Birthday Paul Michael Glaser, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actor, Starsky-Starsky and Hutch 1941 Birthday Chick Corea, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, jazz pianist, Delhpi I, Toy Dance 1941 Birthday Beth Howland, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Vera-Alice, Company 1941 Birthday Paul Tsongas, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Massachusetts 1979 - 1985 1941 Birthday John Bennett Perry, born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, singer and actor, Falcon Crest 1940 Birthday Freddy Cannon, Picariello, Lynn, Massachusetts, rocker, Palisades Park 1940 Birthday Sam Waterson, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Capricorn One, Heaven's Gate 1940 Birthday Paul Rudd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' 1940 Birthday Brian T O'Leary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut 1939 Birthday Verna Bloom, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, actress, After Hours, Badge 373 1939 Event Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late 1939 Birthday John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo 1938 Birthday David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley 1938 Birthday Salvatore Michael Caruana, Massachusetts, criminal, FBI Most Wanted List 1938 Birthday David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger 1938 Birthday Ronny Cox, Cloudcroft Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere 1938 Birthday Frederic Rzewski, born in Westfield, Massachusetts, composer, Spacecraft 1936 Birthday Kitty Dukakis, wife of Michael Dukakis, Governor Massachusetts 1936 Birthday Barry Newman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Amy, Deadline, Petrocelli 1936 Birthday Butler Derrick, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Representative-D-South Carolina 1975 - 1995 1936 Birthday Mark Goddard, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Don West-Lost in Space 1936 Birthday Gloria Lambert, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, singer, Sing Along With Mitch 1936 Birthday Gary Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Burke's Law, Land of the Giants 1935 Birthday Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer 1935 Birthday Jerry Douglas, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, actor, John Abbott-Young and Restless 1935 Birthday Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC 1935 Birthday Tenley Albright, born in Boston, Massachusetts, figure skater, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics 1935 Birthday Gordon Mumma, born in Framingham, Massachusetts, composer, musician, co-founder, the Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1934 Birthday Peter Haskell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Bracken's World, Rituals 1934 Birthday William Cleary, Cambridge Massachusetts, hockey center, Olympic-gold/silv-56, 60 1934 Birthday Jacques d'Amboise, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Company 1934 Birthday Tammy Grimes, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Can't Stop the Music 1934 Birthday Richard Wernick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer 1933 Birthday Robert Goulet, born in Massachusetts, singer, actor, television, film, Canadian-American Grammy, Tony-Award winner 1933 Birthday Jack Burns, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Burns and Schreiber 1933 Birthday Sheldon Adelson, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, property developer, billionaire businessman, investing in gambling and leisure businesses, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Forbes' third riches person in the U.S. in 2008 1933 Birthday F Lee Bailey, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, attorney, Sam Shepard case, OJ case 1933 Birthday Joseph D. Early, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1975 - 1993 1931 Birthday Barbara Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, Today, 20/20, ABC-TV 1931 Birthday Olympia Dukakis, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Moonstruck, Cemetery Club 1931 Birthday Robert Morse, Newton Massachusetts, actor, That's Life, Jack Frost 1931 Birthday Rosalind Elias, born in Lowell Massachusetts, mezzo-soprano, Grimgerde-Die Walkuere 1931 Birthday Constance Morella, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Representative-R-Maryland 1987 - 2003 1931 Birthday Ed Hall, Roxbury Massachusetts, actor, Dr. Bicker-Medical Center 1930 Birthday Dorothy Loudon, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress and singer, Garry Moore Show 1930 Birthday Marcia Henderson, born in Andover, Massachusetts, actress, Kathleen-Aldrich Family 1930 Birthday Warren Rudman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Senator-R-New Hampshire 1980 - 1993 1930 Birthday Mike Gravel, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Senator-R-Alaska 1969 - 1981 1930 Birthday Richard Hayman, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, Vaughn Monroe Show 1929 Birthday Lowell North, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1964 Olympics 1929 Birthday Nicholas Mavroules, born in Peabody, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1979 - 1993 1929 Birthday Robert Coles, Milton Massachusetts, author, Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973 1929 Birthday Norma Connolly, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Ruby Anderson-General Hospital 1929 Birthday Al Davis, born in Brocton, Massachusetts, NFL team owner, Los Angeles Raiders 1929 Birthday Richard Dysart, born in Brighton, Massachusetts, actor, Leland MacKenzie-LA Law 1928 Birthday Anne Sexton, Newton Massachusetts, poet, Live or Die; Pulitzer 1967 1928 Birthday Eugene Roche, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five 1928 Birthday Fernand St. Germain, born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Rhode Island, 1961 - 1989 1928 Birthday Vaughn Beals, Cambridge Massachusetts, CEO, Harley Davidson motorcycle 1927 Birthday Rama IX, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Massachusetts, king of Thailand, 1946- 1927 Birthday Estelle Parsons, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Rachel Rachel, Bonnie and Clyde 1927 Birthday Thomas J J Altizer, Massachusetts, U.S. Radical theologian, God is Dead 1927 Birthday Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian/double talker, Liar's Club 1927 Birthday Herbert Blomstedt, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, conductor, Oslo Phil 1954-61 1927 Birthday Ed Ames, born in Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Mingo-Daniel Boone 1927 Birthday Priscilla Morrill, born in Medford, Massachusetts, actress, Edie Grant-Mary Tyler Moore 1927 Birthday Jim Lowe, Springfield, Massachusetts, DJ, WNEW, "King of Trivia" 1927 Birthday Joe Moakley, born in Boston Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1973 - 2001 1927 Birthday Thayer David, born in Massachusetts, actor, Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages 1927 Birthday Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Young at Heart Comedians 1926 Birthday Earle Brown, born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, composer, known for reviving interest in classical music with musical improvisation, creating formal and notational systems, and open forum style of muscial construction 1926 Birthday Robert Creeley, Massachusetts, poet and novelist, Island 1925 Birthday Arnold Stang, Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat 1925 Birthday Jack Lemmon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Days of Wine and Roses, Missing 1924 Birthday Bill Dana, Quincy Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Jose Jimenez 1924 Event Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport 1924 Birthday George H. W. Bush, Massachusetts, 43rd Vice President 1981 - 1989, 41st President 1989 - 1993 1924 Birthday Peggy Cass, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress/TV panelist, To Tell the Truth, Mame 1923 Birthday Ruth Roman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sylvia-Knots Landing, Dallas 1923 Birthday Daniel Rogers Pinkham, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, Signs of Zodiac 1923 Birthday Bob Elliot, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray, Get a Life 1922 Birthday George S Irving, Springfield Massachusetts, singer and actor, Dumplings 1922 Birthday Bill Macy, Revere Massachusetts, actor, Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta 1922 Birthday Michael Ansara, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Cochise-Broken Arrow, Centennial 1922 Birthday William Manchester, born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, historian, Death of a President 1922 Birthday Ray Goulding, born in Lowell Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray 1921 Birthday Silvio O. Conte, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Representative-R-Massachusetts 1959 - 1991 1921 Birthday Harper MacKay, born in Boston, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, NBC Follies 1921 Event Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted in Dedham Massachusetts, of killing their shoe company's paymaster 1921 Birthday Nancy Kelly, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Double Exposure, Jesse James 1921 Birthday John Doucette, Brockton Massachusetts, actor, Lock Up, Big Town 1920 Birthday Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire 1920 Birthday Helen Walker, Worcester, Massachusetts, actress, Brewster's Million 1920 Birthday Harold Samuel Shapero, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, 9 Minute Opera 1920 Birthday Frank Fontaine, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Crazy Guggenheim 1920 Birthday Hayes Gordon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Sky Pirates, Dark Room 1919 Birthday John Michael Hayes, born in Massachusetts, screenwriter, scripted several famous Alfred Hitchcock films 1919 Birthday Veda Ann Borg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Avalanche, Accomplice 1918 Birthday Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence, Massachusetts, conductor and composer, West Side Story 1918 Birthday Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter 1918 Birthday Mike Wallace, Brookline, Massachusetts, newscaster, Biography, 60 Minutes 1918 Birthday Joseph Allen, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Champion 1918 Birthday Vernon Howard, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth 1918 Birthday Don Pardo, Westfield Massachusetts, TV announcer, Jeopardy, SNL 1918 Death John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 1918 Birthday Steve Dunne, Northampton Massachusetts, actor, Professional Father 1917 Birthday Jan Miner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Crime Photographer 1917 Birthday Cleveland Amory, Nahant Massachusetts, conservationist/TV reviewer, TV Guide 1917 Birthday John F. Kennedy, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Massachusetts 1947 - 1953, 35th President 1961 - 1963 1916 Birthday Ray Conniff, Attleboro, Massachusetts, chorus director, Ray Conniff Singers 1915 Birthday Ann Nagel, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Don Winslow of the Navy 1915 Birthday John Conte, Plamer Massachusetts, actor, Mantovani 1915 Birthday Curt Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Raw Deal 1914 Birthday Irving Fine, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, Toccata 1914 Birthday Barbara Mullen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners 1914 Birthday Wendell Corey, born in Dracut, Massachusetts, actor, 11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl 1914 Birthday Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place 1913 Birthday Murvyn Vye, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actor, Bob Cummings Show 1913 Birthday Betty Field, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Kings Row, Bus Stop 1912 Birthday Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House 1912 Birthday Eleanor Powell, Springfield Massachusetts, actress/tap dancer, Bdwy Melody 1912 Birthday Rita Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, actress, Honolulu, All Mine to Give 1912 Birthday Samuel Fuller, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, actor, Return to Salem's Lot 1912 Event Massachusetts passes 1st U.S. minimum wage law 1912 Birthday Paul Weston, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, Jim Nabors Hour 1911 Birthday Edward Boland, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1953 - 1989 1911 Birthday Ralph Kirkpatrick, Leominster, Massachusetts, harpsichordist, Domenico Scarlatti 1911 Birthday Alan Gifford, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Time Lock, Up Periscope 1911 Birthday Alan Hovhaness, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, composer, Lousadzak, Ukiyo 1909 Birthday Eddie Duchin, born in Massachusetts, society pianist and bandleader, Eddie Duchin Orchestra 1909 Birthday Jeffrey Lynn, Auburn Massachusetts, actor, My Son Jeep, Roaring Twenties 1908 Birthday Philip Coolidge, Concord, Massachusetts, actor, I Want to Live, Tingler 1908 Event Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts 1908 Birthday Bette Davis, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, famous eyes, Of Human Bondage, Jezebel 1908 Birthday Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Massachusetts, newscaster, All Star News 1907 Birthday Jack Albertson, born in Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Thin Man, Chico and the Man 1907 Birthday Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Massachusetts, actor, Good Morning World 1907 Birthday Ralph F. Marston, born in Malden, Massachusetts, Ralph Fulsom Marston, professional football player, played with National Football League's Boston Bulldogs, 1929 1906 Birthday Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Massachusetts, actress, Endora-Bewitched 1906 Birthday Howard Petrie, Beverly, Massachusetts, actor, Border River, Bounty Hunter 1906 Birthday Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Massachusetts, singer, Jacques Fray Music Room 1906 Birthday Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants 1906 Birthday Bob Howard, born in Newton, Massachusetts, singer/pianist, Sing it Again 1905 Birthday Thelma Todd, Alison Loyd, Lawrence, Massachusetts, actress, Dangerous Female 1904 Birthday Roland Winters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Mama, Smothers Brothers 1904 Birthday Wally Brown, Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Zombies on Broadway, Girl Rush 1904 Birthday Jerry Colonna, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Road to Morocco, Road to Singapore 1904 Birthday Richard P Blackmur, Massachusetts, critic/poet, Good European 1904 Birthday Ray Bolger, Dorchester Massachusetts, actor/dancer, Wizard of Oz 1903 Birthday George Davis Snell, Bradford Massachusetts, geneticist, H-2 gene 1903 Birthday Jerry Colona, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Jerry Colona Show 1901 Birthday Charles Farrell, Cape Cod Massachusetts, actor, Vern-My Little Margie 1901 Birthday Stuart Symington, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Missouri 1953 - 1976 1901 Event 7th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts 1901 Birthday Chester Bowles, born in Massachusetts, ambassador and writer, Conscience of a Liberal 1900 Birthday Sidney Marion, born in Massachusetts, entertainer 1900 Birthday Quincy Howe, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, CBS Weekend News 1900 Event 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1899 Birthday Neil Hamilton, Lynn Massachusetts, actor, Commisioner Gordon-Batman 1899 Birthday Jack Haley, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Tin Man-Wizard of Oz, Ford Star Revue 1899 Birthday Royal Beal, Brookline, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Salesman 1899 Birthday Ralph Sanford, Springfield Massachusetts, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1899 Birthday Ian Keith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Rochefort-3 Musketeers 1899 Birthday Benny Rubin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor/comedian, Benny Rubin Show 1896 Birthday Philip L Carret, Lynn Massachusetts, CEO, Pioneer Fund 1896 Birthday Ruth Gordon, Massachusetts, actress, Rosemary's Baby, Harold and Maude 1896 Birthday William W. Wellman, Brookline Massachusetts, director, Star is Born 1895 Birthday Wallace K Harrison, Worcester Massachusetts, U.S. architect, UN, Lincoln Center 1895 Event Volleyball invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts 1894 Birthday Arthur Fiedler, born in Boston, Massachusetts, conductor, Boston Pops 1894 Birthday Mabel Normand, Muriel Fortescue, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedienne, Mickey 1894 Birthday e. e. cummings, Cambridge Massachusetts, poet, Tulips and Chimneys 1894 Birthday Johnnie Gough, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Smooth as Satin, Circus Kid 1894 Birthday Walter Brennan, born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, actor, 'Real McCoys', 'At Gun Point' 1894 Birthday Fred Allen, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Fred Allen Radio Show 1893 Birthday Phillip Tead, Somerville Massachusetts, actor, Lightnin', Fighting Blade 1893 Birthday Howard Smith, Attleboro Massachusetts, actor, Harvey Griffin-Hazel 1892 Birthday Cyril Ring, Massachusetts, actor, Body and Soul 1890 Event 1st U.S. state naval militia organized (Massachusetts) 1889 Birthday Robert Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, humorist, My 10 Years in a Quandary 1889 Birthday Charles Bickford, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, John-The Virginian 1888 Birthday Joseph P. Kennedy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, diplomat, father of John F. Kennedy, RFK and Teddy 1886 Event 1st AC power plant in U.S. begins commercial operation, Massachusetts 1886 Birthday Josephine Hull, Newtonville, Massachusetts, Academy award actress, Harvey 1885 Event 1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts) 1883 Birthday Edna May Oliver, Nutter, Malden, Massachusetts, actress, Little Women 1883 Birthday Julian Eltinge, Massachusetts, vaudeville star/greatest female impersonator 1882 Birthday Robert Hutchings Goddard, Worcester Massachusetts, rocket pioneer 1882 Birthday Thurston Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Roaming Lady, In Society 1881 Birthday Cecil B deMille, Massachusetts, directed God, 10 Commandments, Cleopatra 1881 Birthday William Foster, Massachusetts, Communist President candidate, 1924,28,32 1879 Birthday Lewis Stone, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Prisoner of Zenda 1877 Event "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Massachusetts) 1877 Event 1st telephone installed: Boston-Somerville, Massachusetts 1876 Event U.S. Coast Guard officers' training school established New Bedford, Massachusetts 1876 Birthday William Farnum, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone 1876 Birthday Carl Ruggles, born in Marion, Massachusetts, composer, Evocations 1875 Birthday Roger Babson, born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, entrepreneur, business theorist, attended MIT, predicted Wall Street Crash of 1929, published Babson's Reports, oldest investment newsletter in U.S. 1873 Birthday Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Massachusetts, composer, Chanticker 1873 Birthday Julian Lowell Coolidge, Massachusetts, mathematician, Study-Segre school 1872 Birthday Henry Warren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, inventor, Telechon electric clock 1872 Event -8 degrees F in Boston, Massachusetts 1871 Birthday Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Massachusetts, composer 1868 Birthday W. E. B. Du Bois, born in Massachusetts, civil rights writer, Souls of Black Folk 1867 Birthday Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Massachusetts, CEO, Alcoa-1910-57 1862 Birthday Connie Mack, born in East Brookfield, Massachusetts, HOF baseball executive/manager, Philadelphia A's 1900 - 1950 1861 Event MS troops take Ft. Massachusetts an Ship Island 1859 Event Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Massachusetts 1858 Birthday John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, 1882-92 1858 Event Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts) 1856 Birthday Louis D. Brandeis, Massachusetts, 68th Supreme Court Justice, 1916-39 1856 Birthday Edward Herbert Thompson, Massachusetts, archaeologist, Mayan civilization 1856 Birthday Louis Henri Sullivan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, father of modern U.S. architecture 1856 Event Violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner 1856 Event Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery 1854 Birthday George Whitfield Chadwick, Lowell Massachusetts, composer, Judi Van Winke 1854 Event 1st park land purchased by a U.S. city, Worcester, Massachusetts 1853 Birthday George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate 1853 Birthday Arthur W. Foote, born in Salem, Massachusetts, organist and composer, Suite for Strings in E 1852 Event Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school 1849 Birthday Luther Burbank, born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, horticulturist 1841 Birthday Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., born in Massachusetts, 59th Supreme Court justice, 1902 - 1932 1839 Event 1st state normal school in U.S. opens, Lexington, Massachusetts, with 3 students 1838 Event Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Massachusetts 1838 Birthday Henry B. Adams, born in Boston, Massachusetts, historian, writer, Education of Henry Adams 1834 Birthday Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner, Field Department Store 1834 Birthday Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere Massachusetts, author, Lost at Sea, Work and Win 1832 Death Robert the Hermit, U.S. ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies 1830 Birthday Emily Dickinson, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, poet, Collected Poems 1829 Birthday Charles Dudley Warner, Massachusetts, newspaperman/author, Being a Boy 1823 Birthday George Thorndike Angell, Massachusetts, lawyer, ASPCA 1822 Event Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city 1821 Birthday Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Massachusetts, nurse/founder, American Red Cross 1820 Birthday Susan Brownell Anthony, Adams Massachusetts, woman's suffragette 1819 Birthday Elias Howe, Spencer Massachusetts, invented sewing machine 1817 Event Gloucester, Massachusetts, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore 1817 Birthday Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, naturalist/pacifist, Walden Pond 1816 Event Frost in Waltham, Massachusetts 1813 Event 1st U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusetts 1812 Birthday Thomas Gold Appleton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, American critic, writer, and artist 1812 Event Massachusetts Governor Gerry signs a redistricting bill-1st "gerrymander" 1810 Birthday Charles Lenox Remond, born in Salem Massachusetts, famous black 1809 Birthday Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Cambridge, Massachusetts, physician/author, Old Ironsides 1805 Birthday Matthew Adams Stickney, Rowley Massachusetts, numismatist 1804 Birthday Nathaniel Hawthorne, Massachusetts, author, House of 7 Gables, Scarlet Letter 1801 Event Massachusetts enacts 1st state voter registration law 1799 Event 1st U.S. law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts 1795 Birthday George Peabody, South Danvers Massachusetts, merchant/philanthropist 1794 Birthday Edward Everett, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Governor of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Representative 1825 - 1835 1792 Event Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners) 1792 Birthday Lowell Mason, Medfield Massachusetts, organist/composer, Zebulo 1791 Event John Stone, Concord, Massachusetts, patents a pile driver 1788 Event Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify constitution 1787 Event Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails 1779 Birthday Joseph Story, Massachusetts, 19th Supreme Court justice, 1812-45 1775 Event English Parliament declares Massachusetts colony is in rebellion 1774 Event Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts 1773 Event Massachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom 1767 Birthday John Quincy Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts, 6th President of the United States, Democrat, 1825 - 1829 1763 Birthday Charles Bulfinch, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 1st U.S. pro architect, Mass State House 1759 Birthday Paul Cuffe, Massachusetts, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist 1758 Birthday Fisher Ames, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Representative-Massachusetts 1789 - 1797 1746 Birthday William Billings, born in Boston, Massachusetts, hymn composer, Rose of Sharon 1744 Birthday Abigail Adams, born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, 2nd first lady, 1797-1801 1744 Birthday Elbridge Gerry, DR, 5th Vice President, Massachusetts Governor, invented gerrymandering 1738 Birthday John Singleton Copley, Massachusetts, finest colonial American artist 1735 Birthday John Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts, 2nd president of the United States, 1797 - 1801 1704 Event French and Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 50, abduct 100 1704 Event Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 40, kidnap 100 1699 Event Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" 1692 Event Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials 1692 Event Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrest for witchcraft (Salem, Massachusetts) 1691 Event New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth 1691 Event Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter 1690 Death John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85 1684 Event Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted 1684 Event King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter 1679 Event New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony 1677 Event Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000 1675 Event Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan and Wampanoag indians form anti-English front under Metacom 1674 Birthday Robert Herrick, Massachusetts, British poet, Together 1672 Event 1st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts 1651 Event Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas" 1647 Event Massachusetts passes 1st U.S. compulsory school attendance law 1647 Event Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony 1646 Event 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) 1644 Event Massachusetts establishes 1st 2-chamber legislature in colonies 1643 Event 1st recorded tornado in U.S. (Essex County, Massachusetts) 1643 Event Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England 1642 Event Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1st commencement 1642 Event 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts 1639 Event 1st post office in the colonies is set up in Massachusetts 1639 Event Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill 1639 Event Dorchester Massachusetts, forms 1st school funded by local taxes 1638 Event Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts 1636 Event In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's 1st law drafted 1636 Death John Oldham, trader in Massachusetts, murdered by indians 1634 Event U.S. colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony 1633 Event Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its 1st government 1631 Event English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right 1631 Event John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachusetts 1629 Event England granted a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony 1628 Event Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen 1623 Event Fire at Plymouth, Massachusetts destroys several buildings 1620 Event 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws)
